Which situations can we work on?
Presentations, interviews, exams, driving tests, performances and competition. We focus on a situation that fits your needs and my experience. For broader self-doubt or boundaries, see confidence hypnotherapy.
Performance under pressure
Hypnotherapy for performance nerves in Rugby
You’ve prepared. Then it matters, and your voice wobbles, your mind goes blank or you start watching yourself. I work with performance nerves in Rugby and online, alongside the preparation you’re already doing.
Practise the moment that throws you
We choose a specific point: hearing a difficult interview question, starting a presentation or returning to the next part of play after an error. I ask what you expect and what you’d like to do instead.
In hypnosis, imagery and suggestion give us a way to work through that moment. We can explore the meaning you attach to a mistake and practise bringing your attention back to the task.
You try an agreed step outside the session. We review what you could do under pressure, including what remained difficult. I work on the nerves and responses around your subject or sport, rather than teaching the skill itself.
A note from Adel
I’ve sat exams, given presentations and done interviews in German, a language that wasn’t my first, and taken my driving test in it too. I’ve also tutored maths at GCSE and A-level. So I know high-stakes moments from both sides: as the one being tested, and as the one helping someone through it.
Questions people ask
Can you guarantee a result?
No. An exam result, selection or performance depends on many things. We agree a practical aim, such as staying with a question or returning attention after an error, and review your experience.
Do you work with young people?
I mainly work with adults and also see children and teenagers, usually from about eight, where suitable. A parent or guardian stays throughout. We discuss the young person’s needs, their agreement and the appropriate safeguards before booking.